SCOOPED (OUT) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

scooped (out)

verb

past tense of scoop (out)

as in excavated

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Genetic analysis also resolved longstanding questions about the Golden Man, whose Scythian burial mound, called a kurgan, dates back to around 400 BC to 300 BC and was excavated in 1969 at a site in Kazakhstan.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
City is made from clay, sand, and rock, all excavated from the innards of the site and reshaped.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

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